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Holy smokes, Honda's Accord sedan just got exciting for 2018
Digital Trends - 14 Jul 2017 18:56
Honda is launching a brand-new Accord for the 2018 model year. Now in its 10th generation, the popular midsize sedan stands out from its predecessors by offering style, tech, and turbo power. The post Holy smokes, Honda'...
NASA finally admits it has no money to land on Mars
BGR - 14 Jul 2017 05:58
NASA has a bold plan to reach Mars by 2030, but that doesn't mean it'll actually land on the red planet. In fact, it looks like the space agency is finally ready to admit that, at current costs for such operations, it do...
This free 'robot lawyer' will help you beat Uncle Sam anywhere in the United States
BGR - 14 Jul 2017 05:04
The United States is a democracy, where every citizen has the right to be treated fairly by the legal system, but unfortunately things don't always work out that way. Fighting something as simple as a parking ticket can ...
What to know when your car is melted by 7,500 pounds of slime eels
The Verge - 14 Jul 2017 16:08
On Thursday afternoon, a photograph of a car trailing a massive stream of snot and also possibly eels began appearing on Twitter. It was a horror show -- and the people had questions. Like, what in the world happened? An...
Best Android phones 2017: These are the Androids you're looking for
Pocket-lint - 14 Jul 2017 10:46
Android now makes up a huge proportion of the smartphone market. Unlike Apple where you have the choice of a smaller or larger iPhone, in Android you have some serious decisions to make when it comes to buying a new phon...
Is the Office closed? Microsoft announces new AI research incubator
ReadWrite - 14 Jul 2017 08:10
Microsoft has created a new research incubator for scientists and engineers to work towards general-purpose artificial intelligence. The incubator will tackle the development of AI that can be deployed into all products,...
U.S. government crackdown threatens Kaspersky's American dream
Reuters - 14 Jul 2017 08:03
(Reuters) - Eugene Kaspersky, the CEO of the Russian cybersecurity software firm that bears his name, had a big American dream.
Nickel Is Crucial For Earth's Magnetic Field
SpaceRef - 14 Jul 2017 05:08
It only takes a simple compass to demonstrate that the earth has a magnetic field - but it is quite difficult to explain how exactly it is created....
Roku is planning an IPO for this year
TechCrunch - 14 Jul 2017 04:12
Internet TV provider Roku is planning an IPO for this year, sources tell TechCrunch. Confirming an earlier report by the Wall Street Journal, sources tell us that Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and Allen & Co. have been selec...
Ray Kurzweil: A Strategy for Keeping the World Safe From AI
Singularity Hub - 14 Jul 2017 17:00
Ray Kurzweil is an inventor, thinker, and futurist famous for forecasting the pace of technology and predicting the world of tomorrow. In this video, Kurzweil discusses AI ethics and risk. Films and books have long descr...
We Talked to the Guy Selling a Pre-Hacked Drone on eBay
Motherboard - 14 Jul 2017 17:00
Brand new, never flown, rooted.
Astronomers discover one of the brightest galaxies known
Phys.org - 14 Jul 2017 16:40
Thanks to an amplified image produced by a gravitational lens, and the Gran Telescopio CANARIAS a team of scientists from the Polytechnic University of Cartagena and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias have discove...
Scientists expect 'significant' algae bloom on Lake Erie
Fox News - 14 Jul 2017 16:32
A "significant" harmful algae bloom is expected to form in western Lake Erie this summer, though it probably won't be as large as some previous formations that posed health risks and hampered tourism, scientists said Thu...
What if the next collusion investigation hinges on emoji?
Mashable - 14 Jul 2017 16:23White House selects Scott Pace to be executive secretary of the National Space Council
Space News - 14 Jul 2017 16:17
Pace, currently the director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University, previously worked at NASA and other agencies involved with space issues before joining the Space Policy Institute. SpaceNews.com
3D-printed silicone heart beats like the real thing
Engadget - 14 Jul 2017 16:08
Advanced 3D printing and manufacturing techniques that can produce soft machines could save a lot of lives in the future. They could be used to make not just soft robots for search and rescue, but also temporary organs f...
Liberty Might Be Better Served by Doing Away with Privacy
Motherboard - 14 Jul 2017 16:05
If tech is surveilling us constantly, we need the ability to use it to watch the watchers.
Game developers cautiously optimistic about Mac's gaming future, but with a catch ...
9 to 5 Mac - 14 Jul 2017 16:00
While Macs are popular for many high-end applications, including music creation and video editing, there’s one demanding field where they have mostly been dismissed: gaming. ArsTechnica declared Mac gaming dead as long...
The Model 3's Success Depends Upon Tesla Building More Than a Decent Car
Wired - 14 Jul 2017 16:00
Tesla has to ramp up the infrastructure to support its new model.
The buzzbox beehive monitor is like a Fitbit for honeybees
Digital Trends - 14 Jul 2017 15:45
The BuzzBox monitors beehive activity and sends these metrics to beekeepers via the paired smartphone app. Could this system be used to curtail colony collapse at the local level? The post The buzzbox beehive monitor is ...
Complex gas motion in the center of the Milky Way
Phys.org - 14 Jul 2017 15:32
How does the gas in the centre of the Milky Way behave? Researchers from Heidelberg University, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Oxford, recently investigated the motion of gas clouds in a comprehe...
Computer chip technology repurposed for making reflective nanostructures
Phys.org - 14 Jul 2017 15:28
A team of engineers at Caltech has discovered how to use computer-chip manufacturing technologies to create the kind of reflective materials that make safety vests, running shoes, and road signs appear shiny in the dark.